Lucky Duck

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Lucky Duck
Directed byDonald Kim
Story byMichael G. Stern
Starring Christian Borle
Tom Cavanagh
Megan Hilty
Music by Frederik Wiedmann
Production
company
Distributed by Disney–ABC Domestic Television
Release date
  • June 20, 2014 (2014-06-20)
Running time
43 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Lucky Duck is a Canadian animated television special produced by Nelvana for Disney Junior, which originally aired on June 20, 2014. [1] It stars Christian Borle, Tom Cavanagh, and Megan Hilty. [2] [3] It is the first original telefilm produced by Disney Junior. [4]

Contents

Premise

Lucky, a small rubber duck, prepares to leave the toy factory where he was born to be shipped to the store. He is thrown away from the toy factory due to his faulty whistle. Eager to leave the factory he manages to return to a box of toys ready to board the cargo ship. Lucky inadvertently is thrown off a cargo ship during a storm, and teams up with a pair of tub toy friends including Flo, a hippo with mismatched eyes, and Snap, a timid turtle, to find a place to live. [5]

Voice cast

Reception

Common Sense Media rated the film 4 out of 5 stars. [6] TV Guide found, "It's a different kind of toy story." [7]

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